Popular Post KrAzY Posted March 21 Popular Post Share #1 Posted March 21 Well at work I have told you about Meat, he has done some dumb stuff lately, but let me introduce you to my main boss.. we will call him J.. anywho.. he has a hard time reading initials on paperwork around the well lots. An idea popped into his head to make us right our first name on everything.. simple requests become a pain in the arse at times when you working around grown children. one of the guys at work we will call D (goes by middle name) and has been called that his whole life. We blame his parents. Anywho his first name is Michael, and so he started to use his first name on all the paperwork.. on day 18 of doing so, D gets a call when we were at lunch. J first asked him why he was writing Michael on everything. D said it was because it was his first name. J got really pissed about it, and hung up the phone. At that point you have 7 grown kids all laughing about the situation. D said it said first name, all credit cards, passport, says Michael. After lunch D’s phone is blowing up with texts. I’m trying to drive and laugh at the same time… J is now changing all the programs with his name in them from D to Michael ( everything where his name is) also put an emergency contact form on his desk to refill our, called HR and made them do a name change, all this over a first name. D has worked for the company for over 15 years now and not once has anyone cared about someone going by a middle name. Today D got called into J’s office and was basically yelled at about the situation, and how this affected important operations. Honestly J spent a good 6 hours on this project changing everything and it all came down to HR today, saying how ridiculous this was, and just make him go back to signing his name as D. HR refused to issue him a new ID badge with his first name on it. if nothing else, 11 of us got a damn good laugh out of all this since Friday. 3 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheep_herder ★ Posted March 21 Share #2 Posted March 21 Needs to justify his time and actions while you folks are out there working. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrAzY Posted March 21 Author Share #3 Posted March 21 3 minutes ago, sheep_herder said: Needs to justify his time and actions while you folks are out there working. The funny thing is he was supposed to have the day off, but came in to get stuff ready for Monday because we are running the water with high chlorine to kill off nitrates and nitrites in the water system. He was supposed to be setting up well lots to run three times the amount we use in the system, but decided this was more important. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shootingstar Posted March 21 Share #4 Posted March 21 This is very costly. Supervisor should have set /confirmed with everyone the first name to be used, including with Meat. Anyway... I'm not familiar with this type of "problem" but I know some (many) of our field operations are still manual, using paper while other processes became digital, with an automatic personal ID based on person's corporate HR login ID. Sometimes manual with field inspections is still great, sometimes same work pace, when going digital. Depends on front-end design for input and technology used. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrAzY Posted March 21 Author Share #5 Posted March 21 9 minutes ago, shootingstar said: This is very costly. Supervisor should have set /confirmed with everyone the first name to be used, including with Meat. Anyway... I'm not familiar with this type of "problem" but I know some (many) of our field operations are still manual, using paper while other processes became digital, with an automatic personal ID based on person's corporate HR login ID. Sometimes manual with field inspections is still great, sometimes same work pace, when going digital. Depends on front-end design for input and technology used. When the head boss got hired, he put in place and made forms for us to fill in every morning. Logs stay on site yet we also enter info into the computer. He then goes and checks what we enters against what the computer gathered that night. At the end of the month he has all the papers gathered and then again goes line by line seeing if the numbers match up. before he started this, the numbers were used that the computers gave and once a month they checked to see if the numbers were correct on the site. he has basically made more work then needed to justify a job for him 😂 oh.. a new thing he came up with today was for me to check if the key pad for the gates work twice a week. When asked if the gate works, I said yes. It opens when I use the remote in the truck.. now I have to get out and input a code on Tuesdays and Thursdays and report back that the keypad works.. this guy just makes up things to keep us busy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shootingstar Posted March 21 Share #6 Posted March 21 47 minutes ago, KrAzY said: When the head boss got hired, he put in place and made forms for us to fill in every morning. Logs stay on site yet we also enter info into the computer. He then goes and checks what we enters against what the computer gathered that night. At the end of the month he has all the papers gathered and then again goes line by line seeing if the numbers match up. before he started this, the numbers were used that the computers gave and once a month they checked to see if the numbers were correct on the site. he has basically made more work then needed to justify a job for him 😂 oh.. a new thing he came up with today was for me to check if the key pad for the gates work twice a week. When asked if the gate works, I said yes. It opens when I use the remote in the truck.. now I have to get out and input a code on Tuesdays and Thursdays and report back that the keypad works.. this guy just makes up things to keep us busy What could be cut back? Has he told anyone of errors in computer vs. paper (sounds like you folks could go digital), or he would tell only errant staff member? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrAzY Posted March 21 Author Share #7 Posted March 21 7 hours ago, shootingstar said: What could be cut back? Has he told anyone of errors in computer vs. paper (sounds like you folks could go digital), or he would tell only errant staff member? The thing is a lot could be cutback. There are no errors with the computers reporting. The errors are on employee side. It allows him something that he can call us over and micro manage employees. He just keeps making up little jobs for us to do while we already have enough on our plates. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddmaxx ★ Posted March 21 Share #8 Posted March 21 American management 2024 more often than not. This is why some companies outperform all others by a wide margin. That should be taught in management school. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randomguy Posted March 21 Share #9 Posted March 21 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razors Edge ★ Posted March 21 Share #10 Posted March 21 6 minutes ago, Randomguy said: Caleb! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddmaxx ★ Posted March 21 Share #11 Posted March 21 Wallace. He looks like a survivor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randomguy Posted March 21 Share #12 Posted March 21 1 minute ago, maddmaxx said: Wallace. He looks like a survivor. I would pick Wallace, too, he is most likely to not be annoying as hell all the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bikeman564™ Posted March 21 Share #13 Posted March 21 I know someone who's last name is petty....she's a pretty petty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Square Wheels Posted March 21 Share #14 Posted March 21 28 minutes ago, Randomguy said: no vegans? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kzoo Posted March 21 Share #15 Posted March 21 16 minutes ago, Square Wheels said: no vegans? no Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kzoo Posted March 21 Share #16 Posted March 21 12 hours ago, KrAzY said: now I have to get out and input a code on Tuesdays and Thursdays and report back that the keypad works. That sounds like a hard job. How do you survive? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr ★ Posted March 21 Share #17 Posted March 21 1 minute ago, Kzoo said: That sounds like a hard job. How do you survive? I bet he has to use his booger hook and bung hole poker to press those keys! That poor overworked finger! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kzoo Posted March 21 Share #18 Posted March 21 1 minute ago, jsharr said: I bet he has to use his booger hook and bung hole poker to press those keys! That poor overworked finger! I don't even want to think about it. No, I really don't want to think about it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr ★ Posted March 21 Share #19 Posted March 21 1 minute ago, Kzoo said: I don't even want to think about it. No, I really don't want to think about it. Words, when used correctly, can paint a vivid mental image. Just image the brown build up under the nail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kzoo Posted March 21 Share #20 Posted March 21 Just now, jsharr said: Words, when used correctly, can paint a vivid mental image. Just image the brown build up under the nail. I'd rather not, thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr ★ Posted March 21 Share #21 Posted March 21 2 minutes ago, Kzoo said: I'd rather not, thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razors Edge ★ Posted March 21 Share #22 Posted March 21 6 hours ago, KrAzY said: The thing is a lot could be cutback. I'm fairly sure "J" is what could be cut back, and he is doing his damnedest to look "essential". Most middle management (likely much of management in general) could be cut back with either no or likely positive impacts. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrAzY Posted March 21 Author Share #23 Posted March 21 2 hours ago, Randomguy said: Wallace, cause he is done with the bullshit also 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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